our lady of lebanon maronite cathedral 113 remsen street...
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The Most Reverend Gregory J. Mansour, Eparchial Bishop
The Very Reverend Dominique Hanna, Rector
Deacon Peter Frangie
Subdeacon Norbert Vogl
Subdeacon Adonis El-Asmar
Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Cathedral
113 Remsen Street, Brooklyn, New York 11201
(718) 624-7228 | ololc.org | [email protected]
Divine Liturgy Schedule Tuesday through Saturday at 10:00 AM Sunday at 9:00 AM and 11:30 AM Holy Day To Be Announced St. Sharbel the 22nd of each month at 7:30 PM except on Saturday or Sunday
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament First Friday of the month at 10:40 until noon
Reconciliation 10:15 AM to 10:45 AM Sunday 11:00 AM to 11:45 AM First Friday and upon request.
Initiation Rites (Baptism—Chrismation) Parents and Godparents must meet with the Rector for instruction and then a time will be set for the Bap-tism and Chrismation of the child. Mystery of Crowning (Marriage) Rector must be notified at least six months in advance to set up instruction.
Hospital and Sick Calls Notify the Rector as soon as possible.
New Parishioners All are welcome at Our Lady of Lebanon Cathedral. Please notify the Office of the Rector to become a member.
Third Sunday after Holy Cross
September 29th, 2019
Sun. September 29 3rd Sunday after Holy Cross St. Romanos (Rouhana the Cantor) 9:00 am Jad Salem Req. by Parishioner 11:30 am President Bachir Gemayel & All who have died in the Service & Love for Lebanon Req. by The Lebanese Forces of NY
Mon. September 30 NO LITURGY St. Georgy, the Illuminator
Tues. October 1 10 am Divine Liturgy St. Therese of the Child Jesus Jad Salem Req. by a Parishioner
Wed. October 2 12 Noon Divine Liturgy Saints Cyprian & Justian Jad Salem Req. by a Parishioner
Thurs. October 3 12 Noon am Divine Liturgy St. Mother Theodore Guerin Jad Salem Req. by a Parishioner
Fri. October 4 10 am Divine Liturgy St. Francis of Assisi Dumit Karam Azizi Req. by Mrs. Salma Vahdat
Sat. October 5 10 am Divine Liturgy Jad Salem Req. by a Parishioner
Sun. October 6 4th Sunday after Holy Cross St. Thomas 9:00 am Intentions of the Parishioners 11:30 am Dr. Elie J. Sarkis Req. by the Sarkis Family
Financial Standing August 2019
Ordinary Income Sundays & Holy Days Collections: $7,844
Cathedral Stipends from Marriages & Funerals, Lower Hall Rent, Candles, Breakfast, Luncheon, Bake Sale, Dues, Reli-gious Education, flowers, ….: $1,499.84 Total Ordinary Income: $9,343.84
Ordinary Expense Payroll, Gas, Electricity, Building and Medical Insurances, Leasing Equipments, TV, Phone, Internet, Church, Hall & Office Supplies, Postage, Regular Maintenance, Charity, Eparchial Appeal, Insurance,... Total Ordinary Expense: $15,146.56 Total Ordinary Income vs Expense: $5,802.72
We also brought in some extraordinary income in the amount of: $29,976.67 (which included Library Rent, Donations for specific projects, and the Capital Campaign)
We had some extraordinary expense in the amount of: $5,500 (Major Church Repair such as electricity, roof re-placement, Boiler, ...)
Thus, we had to use some of our extraordinary income for ordinary expense to make “ends meet.” It is our hope that ALL extraordinary expense could be set aside for major improvements for the Cathedral. Thus, we need everyone’s help.
Thank you for your contribution in helping maintain the Church
and in planning different activities
Sunday Readings
Lectors and Ushers (age 16 and up) are needed. Please email the church to become one
September 29, 2019 3nd Sun. after Holy Cross Reading: Philippians 3: 17-4:1 Gospel: Matthew 24: 23-31 Lectors: 9:00 am Raymond Gill 11:30 am Lydia Gordon - English 11:30 am Zahia Abi Habib - Arabic October 6, 2019 4th Sun. after Holy Cross Reading: 1 Thessalonians 5: 1-11 Gospel: Matthew 24: 45-51 Lectors: 9:00 am Raymond Gill 11:30 am John Eladem - English 11:30 am Marise Frangie - Arabic October 13, 2019 5th Sun. after Holy Cross Reading: Philippians 2: 12-18 Gospel: Matthew 25: 1-13 Lectors: 9:00 am Raymond Gill 11:30 am TBA - English 11:30 am TBA - Arabic October 20, 2019 6th Sun. after Holy Cross Reading: Galatians 6: 1-10 Gospel: Matthew 25: 14-30 Lectors: 9:00 am Raymond Gill 11:30 am TBA - English 11:30 am TBA - Arabic
Dear Beloved Parishioners: BELOW IS THE LETTER OF INVITATION TO THE 75TH ANNI-VERSARY THAT WILL BE MAILED TO YOU IN THE NEXT WEEK OR SO
Dear Parishioners, Family, and Friends, This November we will be celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the first Divine Liturgy at Our Lady of Lebanon Cathedral on 113 Remsen Street. We look forward to making this celebration a memorable event for parishioners and all who have visited here through the years. The theme that was chosen for our celebration is On God’s Holy Mountain: The Maronite People on Pilgrimage. Our ancestors from the time of St. John Maron, the first Patriarch, until today have encountered God on mountains that were transformed into holy places when churches were built on them. On plains too our Lord revealed himself as the Maronites moved around the world willingly or unwillingly. This process of moving to new places became for them a pilgrimage as they used the circumstances of their lives no matter what they were to evangelize and pass the torch of faith from generation to generation. Our celebration begins on God’s Holy Mountain with the Divine Liturgy on November 24, 2019, at 11:30am at the Cathedral with Bishop Gregory Mansour as the main celebrant. Please email [email protected] the names of the deceased you would like remembered that day on the altar. Fol-lowing will be a gala where we, as pilgrims walking together, will share with each other our stories about the ties we have to the Cathedral. The gala is at Dyker Beach Golf Course at 86th Street and 7th Avenue, Brooklyn, from 2 to 7pm and includes a cocktail hour, an open bar and a full course meal with entertainment provided by Eddy Ousama and ensemble. Tickets are $150 per person and $75 per child between 4 & 12 years old. Four sponsor tables of ten people are available for $3000 each. Please be sure to make your reservation by November 20, 2019, with William Abou Chrouch at [email protected] or 646-284-2377, Bassam Ayoub at [email protected] or 347-267-1002 or Darine Safi at [email protected] or 347-336-5265. There will also be a raffle during the gala. Please see Jihane Ayoub if you would like to donate to the raffle. We are counting on your generous support by advertising in the Commemora-tive Ad Book which will feature business advertisements, personal messages, and tributes to living and deceased loved ones. We trust that each family will consider purchasing an ad. This publication will be distributed to all at-tendees and parishioners and will serve as a meaningful symbol of our unity and our desire to preserve our rich patrimony and strong faith. Click here for an advertisement request form that includes the prices for various sizes of ad space. We ask that all ad request forms be submitted no later than October 20, 2019. If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Mike Naber at [email protected] or 917-612-4004. We thank you for your continued support which we hope to build on for fu-ture fundraising. We encourage your participation and with your help we will create and preserve great memories of our beloved Cathedral. In Jesus Christ, I remain, Fr. Dominique Hanna, Rector
Maronite Catholic Formation (Sunday School) Registration for Sunday School is on its way. It is of extreme importance to hand down the faith to our chil-dren (1st to 12th Grade) and our Sun-day Formation is one small way to do so. Thus, everyone is encouraged to register their children and not wait to the last minute. Classes began on Sunday, September 22nd at 10am. The program will run until the end of June two Sundays of formation each month. Please print the form online and email it to Lily Elhaje
Sajj Sunday The Knights of St. Maron will be serving Manaeesh on the Sajj on Sunday, October 6th. Please support the Knights in this activity.
Youth Choir All interested in youth choir ages 7 and up are invited to sign up with Paula Achkar or Fidelle El-Asmar. If you already have an instrument that you would like to play, you are wel-come to bring it with you to add to the experience. There will be a Sun-day practice in the next few weeks.
Order of St. Sharbel Sunday This year, October 13 is designated as “Order of Saint Sharbel Sunday” in our Eparchy. On October 13, all Maronite parishes will be promoting the Order. The Order of Saint Shar-bel is vitally important in providing financial and spiritual support for our seminarians, who are crucial for the future of our Maronite Church. Please prayerfully consider joining the Order. You may enroll online or ask Father for more information.
Pilgrimage: In The Footsteps of Paul A 10-day/8-night trip to Greece in-cluding a 3-day cruise to the Greek Islands and Turkey, visiting Ath-ens, Corinth, Mykonos, Ephesus, Pat-mos, Crete, Santorini. Meteora, Ve-ria, Vergina, Salonica, and Philippi. Departing April 29, 2020 - $3,498 per person/double occupancy from New York, including fuel surcharge and port taxes. We already have 17 people who have signed up for the trip. Deadline for registrations is no later than October 29, 2019. For more information please call Mar-leine Aflak at 1-917-608-2996 or To-ny Tannousis at 1-718-987-3900
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The Tenth Annual Benefit Dinner
The Eparchy of Saint Maron
This Jubilee Event will recognize three special honorees known for their service to their communities: Tony Loubnan, Antoun Sehnaoui, and Salma Besheer Vahdat. We honor Tony for his years of service to his parish, Saint Sharbel in Somerset, NJ; Antoun who, together with Cardinal Timothy Dolan, created the Shrine of Saint Sharbel at Saint Patrick Cathedral; and Salma for her years of service to Our Lady of Lebanon Cathe-dral and the Brooklyn community.
The Cathedral Community is proud of having Salma Besheer Vahdat, a Trustee of the church, as an honoree.
Join us October 3 for an evening of fun and fellowship with your friends in support of a great cause!
Sunday Readings
قراءات اد
Third Sunday after Holy Cross Letter to the Philippians 3: 17-4: 1 Brothers and sisters, join in imitating me, and ob-serve those who live according to the example you have in us. For many live as enemies of the cross of Christ; I have often told you of them, and now I tell you even with tears. Their end is destruction; their god is the belly; and their glory is in their shame; their minds are set on earthly things. But our citizenship is in heaven, and it is from there that we are expecting a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. He will transform the body of our humiliation so that it may be conformed to the body of his glory, by the power that also enables him to make all things sub-ject to himself. Therefore, my brothers and sisters, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, stand firm in the Lord in this way, my beloved. The Gospel according to Saint Matthew 24: 23-31 If anyone says to you, "Look! Here is the Messiah!" or "There he is!" do not believe it. For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and produce great signs and omens, to lead astray, if pos-sible, even the elect. Take note, I have told you be-forehand. So, if they say to you, "Look! He is in the wilderness", do not go out. If they say, "Look! He is in the inner rooms", do not believe it. For as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. Wherever the corpse is, there the vultures will gather. ‘Immediately after the suffering of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of heaven will be shaken. Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heav-en, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see "the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven" with power and great glory. And he will send out his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
اد االثاب عي صل اا ل
17:3-1:4رسثاة اا س ب عإاب لاف ي ل س
ين ي ب بت ي خو يكو بىب ي ٱو إ ا تيو إ خودو ب يا خونا و ثا .مو
نوهب بم ب يإ ئ ك ىي م مو نوهب بم ن،ب ب بن ب ئ ين ول يكو ب ن ئ ف ثويى موي إ وم ويحو يه و ي يكاإ ي ب بت ي و مب ي ٱا ن،ب
م ٱطنب،بمإ ،ب ،ب ول يكين خو مب ي،الكإ ئب ين ادوبوب،ب ول يكو ئب،بم و هبه و ي ت مإ ف ئبمب هو و .مج بهبم ف ا
ىب يى ي بت و ن،ا نو يهإ مو بنا ف ي ها ينو ئما ننب فه وا ل نومك ي مب .يه و
جو د و مج و وإ ت ب دب هت ييبيينوىب د هتي وناإ فيجل بب و ونش و ب و إ يو ٱو،ا يبل و يو وله و دب فقكا .
مإ ئ وبم فىحو ي،و ب ،بم ئ واقب خو ين ئبحو تيو إ يكو خوذكيإ يا خوبا إ ئي ،ا يحو وي إ ئببببوبتي ه كي ف يى ن .خو
23:24-31 لنجل اا س ب سف
»دال يى ي ت ي ب هبنا ئ خو دال بم ئح هبتذي يه ودبتي .هبناك! فال يبم نو
يهةي و كٱةإ ييبت ٱوآياهي ب كٱة ئ بويا ب نا ف تف يقبتمب مبي ب مإ ت د و ين ئ شب ،ب و لوا و تي يهب ويب قإ و تي .
ب بم !ها خو نو د ئ بيتيإ ئ ها هبت ف دب ية! فال يلىب فإو دابتي بم ها هبت ف يبىنو
دبتي و و يبي ! فال يبم نو .ديو إ ب حو يهيا قإ ي ط و ا ن يه ب مو ف ها ئ يبىق يبتمو
ا ب اٱنو ي و .ه كي ي بت ب مجو ب ين بت ثةب هبناك يجوهو .حيثب ي بت ب يجب
ومإ يقهىب ال يبلطو ه،ب يب و يو ل ييامإ ئ ي و حاالك ٱل يهو ن ي هاإ دبتيهب ي ها ب مو تمب يو اد بإ ين جب ت
.يوز ز حب دبا و ب ا إ فونونو و المةب اٱنو ي و ،ىب ف ي ها حين وكي يو حو ي ها ا و يويكا يبنب اٱن ي و ب ،اإ يى و ي
يم و جي مج ي .ٱوقب و ي و لوا يمإ فيجهلبت مب و ت ف ٱبتقي يبىيو ب مال و وب ينشبلب
ي،ا يهو خو ئدادو ن ئداد ي ها ٱإ مو يا و ي ن يىنو مو